Who the hell is Nosadella?
Lot 34. Giovanni Francesco Bezzi, il Nosadella (Bologna c. 1547-1571)The Holy Family with Saints John the Baptist and Jeromeoil on panel: 29 7/8 x 24 in. (75.9 x 61 cm.)inscribed ‘AGNVS’ (lower right,...
View ArticleRestoration of Pieter Bruegel the Elder’s Iconic ‘Dulle Griet’ Reveals New...
Pieter Bruegel (ca. 1525/30 – 1569). Dulle Griet (after restoration), 1563Museum Mayer van den Bergh, AntwerpClick on image to enlarge CODART has posted news about the restoration of an important...
View ArticleA Rare and Stunning Triptych for Rotterdam’s Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
The Master of Saint VeronicaACTIVE IN COLOGNE C. 1395–1415A PORTABLE TRIPTYCH CENTRE PANEL: VIRGIN AND CHILD ENTHRONED BEFORE A GOLDEN MANDORLA, WITH GOD THE FATHER AND ANGELS IN ADORATION ABOVE,...
View ArticleA Superb Flemish Old Master Painting Acquired by the Groeningemuseum in Bruges
The Master of the Legend of Saint Ursula, (active Bruges, 1470-1500). “Saint Veronica and the Sudarium”Oil and gold on panel: 31 x 25 cm.Click on image to enlarge. A rare work in excellent condition by...
View ArticleNational Gallery of Art Acquires Wouwerman’s “The Departure for the Hunt”
Philips Wouwerman, The Departure for the Hunt, c. 1665–1668, oil on panel, 52 x 67 cm (20 1/2 x 26 3/8 in.). National Gallery of Art, Washington. The Lee and Juliet Folger Fund, in honor of Earl A....
View ArticleIs this really a missing Caravaggio?
Photograph ©Nord Wennerstrom, 2019. Judith and Holofernes, c.1607.Oil on canvas: 56 11/16 x 68 5/16 in. “You’re here to see the Caravaggio?” said the guard at Adam Williams Fine Art, a private art...
View ArticleBREAKING – Caravaggio auction cancelled – Painting sold to mystery foreign buyer
Judith and Holofernes, c.1607.Oil on canvas: 56 11/16 x 68 5/16 in. ArtNews, citing a Reuters report, says the Judith and Holofernes by Caravaggio discovered in a French attic in 2014 has been sold...
View ArticleAn exceptionally rare painting by the 14th century Master of Vyšší Brod at...
Master of Vyšší Brod (Bohemia, ca. 1350), Madonna and Child Enthroned, devotional panel, egg tempera on fruit tree wood panel, 26 x 20.2 cm.Estimate: €400,000-600,000. Eric Turquin is having a good...
View ArticleWhat else besides that $200 million Warhol?
Lot 36A – ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987), Shot Sage Blue Marilynsigned and dated ‘Andy Warhol / 64’ (on the overlap)acrylic and silkscreen ink on linen, 40 x 40 in. (101.6 x 101.6 cm.)Painted in 1964.Est. in...
View ArticleIn London – Energizing the Old Masters market
Newly discovered and long lost works generally add a jolt to the Old Masters market and an array of paintings in the July evening auctions at Sotheby’s and Christie’s in London are worthy of...
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